Opens on an old mission style church in the country. Dissolves to a shot of long horned cattle walking across a meadow of tall grass. Shot through an arch of a busy mission square, men riding in on horseback. Traditional spanish dancing in beautiful traditional outfits. A man pans for gold. The gold rush is starting. A person rides through a field flanked by two tall trees. The man pans for gold, in the following shot he is digging in the riverbed. Close up of pick axe plunging into the mud. Four men dig in the mud. A ship sails into dock to people waving. People in late 18th century garb walk a San Francisco street. Interior of a rowdy bar, lots of gambling and dancing. Singing and piano playing.